Plow-o-olter



(No Model.) v W. RICHARDS PLOW GOLTER. No.302,031. Patented J-u115,18s4.

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Ilnrrnn ST as IVILLIAM RICHARDS, OF PENNSBOROUGH, VEST VIRGINIA.

PLOW-OOLTER..

SPECIFICATION forming part of Lettefs Patent No. 302,031, dated July 15,1884.

Application filed September 13, 1883. Renewed June 14, 1884. (No model.)

To all whom it may cancern: I

Be it known that I, \VILLIAM RICHARDS, a

citizen of the United States of America, residto the accompanyingdrawings, and to letters orfigures of reference marked thereon, whichwith a central opening, (1, which passes over This brace is attached atits forward end to the form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in a meansfor attaching plow-colters to the plow-beam and it consists in theconstruction and combination of the parts, as will behereinafter morefully set forth, and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate my invention, Figure 1 isa longitudinal sectional View. Fig. 2 is a detailed view of the castingwhich is attached to the upper part'of the plow-beam, and Fig. 3 is adetailed View of the brace-rod which is secured to the under part of theplow-beam.

In the accompanying drawings, A represents a plow-beam, which isprovided with a slot, a, having inclined sides, above which slot issecured the casting B, which. is provided with a central slot, 11, and abed-plate, I), also with upwardly-projecting side wings, B, which areprovided at their upper portion with perforations 0. This casting B ismade of a single piece, and is provided at its lower end withperforations, which pass through the bed-plate b, for the reception ofbolts, by means of which the casting is firmly attached to theplow-beam. The upwardly-projecting plates B form sidewalls, which extendupwardly on a line with the sides of the slot a, formed in theplow-beam. The colter O is of ordinary construction, and is provided atits upper end with perforations c', and at a point below the beam with aperforation, c

D represents a' brace, which is provided and around the stem of thecolter.

plow-beam by means of the bolt which passes through the forward end ofthe casting B, and it is also secured near its extreme end to theplow-beam by a pin. The rear end of this brace D is attached to thestandard of the plow in any suitable manner.

Below the brace D, which passes over the colter, is another brace, E,which issecured at its forward end to the plow-beam by a suitable stapleor other equivalent connecting means, and its rear end is bifurcated andprovided with transverse perforations 6, through which passes a suitablebolt, 6, by means of which this brace is attached to the colter. Theside wing of the casting B is also provided with a bolt, 6 which passesthrough the perforations c c in the side wings and up per end of thecolter. By means of the perforations c, the colter may be adjusted atdifferent angles, and its depth may also be adjusted by placing the bolt6 in the different vertical perforations c. The angle of the colter mayalso beadjusted by placing the bolt 6 in the different perforations e inthe brace E. By providing the plow-beam on its upper side withupwardly-projecting side wings which are on a line with the inner sideof the 1 allel front and rear ends, the casting B, provided withupwardly-extending side wings, with a series of perforations, parallelwith the plow-beam, and the bracerod E E, having bifurcated end withperforations, bolts 6 c and colter with perforations c 0 the parts beingorganized substantially as shown, and for'the purpose set forth.

' 2. In combination with the plow beam A, having longitudinal slot to,.and casting B,

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secured above said slots, and provided with In testimony whereof I aifixmy signature in side wings, B, with perforations and base b, presence oftwo witnesses. and brace D, with opening (1, a braee-1'od, E,

with bifurcated end provided with transverse \VILLTAM RICHARDS.perforations, and eolter 0, provided with perforations c c andconnecting-bolts e 0 sub- XVitnesses:

stantially as shown, and for the purpose set C. R. BROWN,

forth. \VM. TIMMONS.

